Sign.



PATENTBD FEB. 1.2, 1907.

A. G. WALIN.

SIGN

APPLICATION FILED APB. 26. 1906.

1 I l l Il @Rummy G. WALlN, Oli" SEATTLE, WASHlllGTQl\l.

Speciceton of Letters efsent.

Patente Feb. "l2,- GWL Application filed April 26, 1906. Serial No. 313.3%.

To /Z wiz/0772, zit may concern;

Be it known that l, ARAL G. lilium, citizen of the United States of Anierace, and e.

y esiflent of the city of Seattle, in tlie county of King and State of Washington, llave inventerl certain new ond useful improvements in Signs, of vwhich the following is e specification.

The invention has for its y object the provision of en iinprover il'nminete sign tlie component parte of lien een be reoflily assembled or disassembler! A further object is to provide ,f this chers-eter which will be of imple construction and comparatively inexpensive to menuioctnre.

Other objects will be set i'ertli es tlie description progresses and those features of con.' traction upon Wliicli tlesre 1rotection suciinctly 'pointed out in tire zippenried dei.' ns.

ln the accompanying clrswigs, in like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, legni e i is o front elevation of my invente with e vor tion of the letter proper broken owoy. Fig. 2 is o section elren on line Z 2 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 23 e View in perspective oi tile let-terfrmno mul the letter "proper, the letter boing ieniovezl. Y

ln carrying out my invention letter, symbol, or the like ter T"") oi slieet metal, @md freine 2, which conforms tirer-ete in outline fin'l reis on the inturne'l flanges thereof.

The sign-boord consists of w aole facing e, formezl of sheet metal and li its upper srwsrtlly, es

l provide a f wn os the letis Jiit'ted in e zin-l lower eflge 'portions lie re et 5, sufi seeurefl by suitable ineens, es nails,

to the cleats o on tlie lisci; boord or suport 7.

llie letter proper (indicated by referencenumeral i) is in the form ol' e. metal plete, (see Fig. 3,) and this and the facing 4 are proyitlerl Wit-li registering apertures 5%, the

apertures of tlie facing Ll nein@ preierooly provided 4with notches 8 for e purpose merlo apparent hereinafter.

Reference-numeral Q indicates tlie sorkes for the usual electric-lightlnillos, the Senn projecting through the apertures 8 of the facing 4 and letter l and being 'provided on their projecting end portions with suitable clamping Ineens in the forni of rings 10, .vliieli are preferably threaded thereon, es clearly shown in Fig. 2, Ey this construction the letter l is clamped to the fecing oi tlie sign-board .by means errsngezi on the socitets 9, and in order to prevent turning o' tlie sockets during the adjusting of the rings l0 l provide the sockets with suitable lugs 1 1 which engage in the notches 8.

The letra er orins the resi' Well of the treme" 2 and, resting on the 'flanges 3 thereof, will when secured by rings if), clamp the seme to the sign-board and' prevent .displacement thereof, es is obvious. By constructingthe' letter and freine as specified thel letter con be employed or omitted, as desired.

One or more-openings 12, ,shown inthe orin of slots, ere provided .in the letterirmne io allow water running clown the sigur board to' enter the seid tremeanti Wash out the seine.

The letters of my improved. sign and the' ielcl or sign boord are constriicted of en- :iineled iretel, the letters being" of e color wliicli will. @entrustfevorsbly with tliet of the 'lieltl, sind it is 'very rlesireble to obviete` t-ne nece ssii-y of piercing theletters to provitle openings through Wliicli securing Ineens# such es nails, screws, and the like are passed as now practiced' for securing letters to signboards l mount my securing means 'for the letters directly on the electric-iight sockets, es lioreinliefore set forth. i

Hoving time fully dcsci'ibeclimy invention, what l claim es new, and desire to secure oy Lette! s lotent ci iilie United States, is-

l. i sign ci 'the type set forth consisting of a sign-board, and elect ic-lidgl1t soclet proieoiing lwymifl lic face of the sign-boord, a.

removable leiter arranged on the sign-boord :intl having ille proiectingr' portion of seid soeiie'- riroiecin through the seine, enti means seeming itl letter to 'the sign-incerti ronsisl ing in its c tirey of .mezms odiustebly mounted on l liun'grsocl'et.

2. A sign of lo lyjoe forti@ consisting of.

o sign-boord, o letter scoured thereto., 'illuinisoo nel inf: means for seiil letter, and removable ineens-for consenti* ting: il lightenys about seid letter secured ogs-inst displiicement 'by said letter.

3. ln e signet' tlie type set forth, e sign board, o lcttcrff'riirne having en inwardly@ projecting jrio-rt, enti e removable letter er ronge'fl in saisi ieti'er-l`ra.nic in ont of the inivorfily-projeciing port thereof, seid letter being secured to the sign-boord smi engaging the,inwnrdly-proieeiing port of the letter- E SS freine to secure seid letter-lrenie in position` www 4. In i sign oi the type ysotfo'fvh, :sigiim I electric-iight soc-kes mounted in the boaii'fl, a letter theeon, :i socket projecting i through said board and letto?, i lug on said Socket for proveniilig turning thoaof, and mesmo threaded on. said sodo-ot foi' damping the hitter on the sign-board.

5. n sign of 'im typo foith, zi board consisting of suppoii, and o. facing secured to but spaced from said support, said signoaid and piojecting through the openings ilheleof and of said iett-er, and me'zms on the p i'ojectiiig portions of said sockets for secur- 'og solid ietfeei' to the sig1iboa1d.

Signed ai; Seattle, /Vashingtomthis 16th day of April, i906.

Ami.,v o.` WANN;

facili@ being 'formed with openings, a leiter i Vitnesses: arrangad on said facing and. being" ioizmed Y. A. SMiTH, with openings xegisteiil'lg iierewii-h, andi E. SHOBRGCLE, 

